Former FIFA chief released from hospital

Former FIFA chief released from hospital

Former FIFA chief released from hospital

Former FIFA president Joao Havelange, who spent
more than two decades in charge of world
football, was discharged from a Rio hospital on
Saturday after being treated for respiratory
problems.
Hospital Samaritano said 99-year-old
Havelange was released at noon. It did
not say when he was first admitted nor
give any other details.
Havelange headed FIFA for 24 years and
was also on the International Olympic
Committee for half a century. But he
resigned as honorary FIFA president in
2013 under a cloud of corruption
allegations.